Senate panel advances abortion restriction bill

1:20 AM,
May 8, 2014

Written by

Mike Hasten
mhasten@gannett.com

Rep. Katrina Jackson's legislation placing new restrictions on physicians who perform abortions in Louisiana is headed to the full Senate for debate.

House Bill 388 by Jackson, D-Monroe, aligns with a Texas law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles of their offices. She said physicians who operate ambulatory surgery clinics have that requirement, as well as surgical privileges.

The Senate Health and Welfare Committee unanimously approved it Wednesday after adding an amendment that imposes a monetary fine, instead of a ...